What is FFXIV lacking?

[Shiyo]

This game is missing danger,memorable zones/music, the feeling of accomplishing something,and the feeling of earning something mainly imo. Everything is handed to me with 0 challenge and every zone looks the same, and the music doesn't change 1-50 in uldah zones, limsa zones, grid zones. We hear the same music 1-50 basically because we all level in uldah zones.

[viion]

This game is missing danger,memorable zones/music, the feeling of accomplishing something,and the feeling of earning something mainly imo. Everything is handed to me with 0 challenge and every zone looks the same, and the music doesn't change 1-50 in uldah zones, limsa zones, grid zones. We hear the same music 1-50 basically because we all level in uldah zones.

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[Prestige]

This game is missing danger,memorable zones/music, the feeling of accomplishing something,and the feeling of earning something mainly imo. Everything is handed to me with 0 challenge and every zone looks the same, and the music doesn't change 1-50 in uldah zones, limsa zones, grid zones. We hear the same music 1-50 basically because we all level in uldah zones.

Agreed .

[Dargoth_Draconia]

CHOCOBOS! ! !!!!!!

[DeadRiser]

People in general. When there were a lot of people running around, I didn't pay too much attention to the little things that were wrong with the game...

[Mr_Gyactus]

Of course, FFXIV has its issues with core mechanics such as the UI, battle system and class system... but the biggest thing to me is that this game lacks atmosphere. I'm sure a few of you will have seen this video before, but the feeling you get watching it reminds you of the amazing things FFXI had that gave the world LIFE.

This game lacks life, and I would sacrifice the HD graphics in a heartbeat to get the art that is found in FFXI.

Give this video a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iesY1...layer_embedded

80/100 but you have missed the center.
This game lacks of history.
There is nothing letting you think "oh the world works in that way".
There are 3 "cities", some npc here and there, some road.
A world is not that, a world has graveyards because people die, a world has mines with miners, a world got farms, a world got ruins from wars and past, a world has merchants and they don't stand 24/24 near a pumpkin and a sack of flour. a world got birds, birds flying in the sky.
When a town is empty, pirates, bandits, monsters take that town as their base. 3 npc and some crab is foolish.

SE said "we have done a lot for history, church, gods and others": where are these things in this world?
I feel like Eorzea was created in september, not ... 5,000,000,000 years ago?

[Verecund]

^ Absolutely agreed

I wish that you could actually see how that history has unfolded within the actual world outside the cities. But, for the most part all you will see are template copies of Aethyrite camps/Aetherial gates that really have almost know backstory to them whatsoever; they are just there.

Another thing that kind've bugs me are Behests. Is there even a backstory to why we do them at all, besides the fact that animals are procreating too much..?

[Spuffin]

Everything.

[zaviermhigo]

They should keep that in mind when they do new zones. Attention to detail is important to us. I don't just wanna spam the game we play ff for the exploration too.

[FilthyDisco]

Truly stunning game FFXI was. The one thing I miss is just the variety, walking into a new zone or area and being blown away by the uniqueness.